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Australia, Japan plan to bury Asia’s carbon emissions under the ocean floor

Perth-based Transborders Energy Pty is working on proposals to ship emissions from heavy industry, and use a floating hub to inject material under the seabed.

SBI’s foreign shareholders question its proposed loan to Adani’s Australian coal mine

BlackRock & Norway’s Storebrand have raised concerns about SBI's proposed Rs 5,000 cr-loan to Adani Enterprises for its Carmichael coal mine in Australia.

China’s soft power is failing in Australia, despite opening Confucius institutes all over

China finds that its trustworthiness among ordinary Aussies has plummeted from 52 per cent to just 23 per cent in two years.

Australia and China’s deepening dispute, & how they are caught in a ‘Thucydides trap’

In episode 630 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the recent diplomatic conflict between Australia and China, and explains the concept of 'Thucydides trap'.

China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats slam Australia, win fans at home

China’s diplomats are recasting themselves as one of the Communist Party’s most vocal defenders, & are widely known as 'Wolf Warriors' in a nod to a 'Rambo'-like action film series.

India’s craft beer craze could boost Australian barley farmers hit by Chinese tariffs

Microbrewery owners in India say there’s a lot of business interest in the beer industry. Any additional demand from brewers would mean a boon for Australian barley prices.

China’s fight with Australia might backfire as Joe Biden is looking to unite US allies

China is betting that most Western countries will avoid provoking Beijing and risking the kind of trade retaliation Australia is suffering, particularly amid the impact of Covid.

Scott Morrison demands apology from China over ‘falsified’ tweet on Australian army

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian Monday tweeted a graphic image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to a child's throat in Afghanistan.

China targets Australian wine, says ties have taken ‘nosedive’

China plans to impose anti-dumping duties on Australia wine, a move that follows a raft of other measures barring imports from coal to copper to barley this year.

China’s 14-point ‘charge sheet’ against Australia, Five Eyes Alliance, & how Xi blew it

In episode 623 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains China's row with Australia, the 'Five Eyes' alliance and an opportunity Xi Jinping blew.

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.